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Bishop Patrick J. Zurek will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the 13th Red Mass tonight at 6:30 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Parishes throughout the Diocese of Amarillo have announced Mass Schedules for All Saints Day, Friday, Nov. 1, and for All Souls Day, Saturday, Nov. 2.

Formation meetings begin Tuesday, Oct. 8 for the final Kolbe Prison Retreat of 2024, at the T.L. Roach Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Childress, according to Deacon Darryl Dixon.

All women throughout the Diocese of Amarillo are invited to attend a presentation by author and Sirius XM host Kathryn Whitaker Monday, Oct. 21.

On Sept. 18, Bishop Patrick J. Zurek announced that the Diocese of Amarillo is in full compliance with the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

Four tickets for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Dallas Cowboys game on Sunday, Dec. 22 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington is the top prize in a drawing to benefit the 2025 Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference (DCYC) and the World Youth Day 2027 delegation representing the Diocese of Amarillo.

Holy Cross Catholic Academy will conduct its second annual Golf Tournament Thursday, Oct. 24 on the Tascosa Course of Tascosa Country Club at 4502 Fairway Drive.

St. Mary’s Church in Umbarger will host its 73rd annual German Sausage Dinner Sunday, Nov. 10 from 11:00am to 3:00pm in the St. Mary’s Parish Hall at 22830 Pondaseta Road.

Holy Cross Catholic Academy will present its annual Remembrance Day Program Monday, Nov. 11 at 10:00am in the HCCA Event Center at 4102 South Bonham.

Thursday, Nov. 14 is the deadline to submit dates for the latest 12-month Diocesan Calendar, covering the period of Wednesday, Jan. 1 to Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. The calendar will be published in the Sunday, Dec. 1 issue of The West Texas Catholic.